Missouri Health Insurance
ANALYSIS from HealthInsuranceRankings.com
Missouri had a population of 5,615,010 in 2004, of whom 706,946 lacked health insurance for the entire calendar year.  This represents 12.6% of Missouri's population.
In addition, Missouri ranked number 18 out of the 50 states & DC in terms of its percent uninsured.  In the population, 70.3%
had private insurance such as employer provided health insurance, retiree health coverage, Medigap, and direct purchases such as Blue Cross/Blue Shield.
14.1% of the population received Medicaid through the state, while 15.1% and 3.2% received Medicare and Champus/Tricare coverage, respectively.
Missouri ranked 27, 18, 14, and 33 in private coverage, Medicaid, Medicare, and Champus across the states.
In terms of the uninsured, Missouri excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Wholesale and Retail Trade, Transportation and material moving occupations, Sales and related occupations, Production occupations, Information.
On the other hand, Missouri lagged in insurance coverage for the following occupational groups, industries, and firm sizes:
Educational and health services.
In terms of the uninsured, Missouri excelled in the following areas relative to other states for the following socioeconomic characteristics
High school dropout, $80,000 to $89,999, $100,000 and over.
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  Population Uninsured Private Health Insurance Medicaid Health Insurance Medicare Health Insurance Champus/Tricare Health Insurance
Category   Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank Number Percentage State rank
Missouri 5,615,010 706,946 12.6 18 3,946,451 70.3 27 789,319 14.1 18 848,654 15.1 14 178,795 3.2 33
Family income: Under $10,000 471,760 123,876 26.3 18 140,055 29.7 13 181,587 38.5 25 101,382 21.5 15 7,248 1.5 35
Family income: $10,000 to $19,999 735,948 141,511 19.2 15 278,669 37.9 33 240,130 32.6 11 248,620 33.8 15 38,933 5.3 6
Family income: $20,000 to $29,999 631,751 105,813 16.7 11 361,852 57.3 22 145,125 23 10 175,666 27.8 14 5,078 0.8 47
Family income: $30,000 to $39,999 536,809 94,665 17.6 29 345,024 64.3 38 86,845 16.2 11 72,414 13.5 41 12,612 2.3 40
Family income: $40,000 to $49,999 524,607 50,346 9.6 11 417,901 79.7 12 53,095 10.1 17 80,049 15.3 10 10,664 2 40
Family income: $50,000 to $59,999 501,262 64,366 12.8 34 392,874 78.4 33 22,057 4.4 33 53,221 10.6 18 16,803 3.4 31
Family income: $60,000 to $69,999 476,921 43,234 9.1 25 412,034 86.4 21 16,231 3.4 28 43,835 9.2 15 17,903 3.8 27
Family income: $70,000 to $79,999 328,110 23,203 7.1 23 291,062 88.7 16 6,245 1.9 41 23,704 7.2 14 31,053 9.5 5
Family income: $80,000 to $89,999 359,447 11,893 3.3 4 333,835 92.9 10 18,637 5.2 7 16,600 4.6 30 15,039 4.2 28
Family income: $90,000 to $99,999 267,476 17,202 6.4 18 238,120 89 21 2,346 0.9 35 10,233 3.8 33 8,498 3.2 27
Family income: $100,000 and over 780,919 30,837 3.9 5 735,025 94.1 6 17,021 2.2 22 22,930 2.9 46 14,964 1.9 40
Education: Children 1,157,037 99,746 8.6 29 783,357 67.7 25 338,667 29.3 25 12,415 1.1 10 15,257 1.3 44
Education: High school dropout 896,840 125,610 14 6 491,043 54.8 25 190,627 21.3 18 291,614 32.5 5 30,285 3.4 21
Education: High school graduate - high school diploma or equivalent 1,486,293 263,526 17.7 21 953,018 64.1 32 184,911 12.4 10 312,006 21 26 49,316 3.3 35
Education: Some college but no degree 1,111,693 157,686 14.2 28 850,088 76.5 22 54,312 4.9 29 158,656 14.3 10 56,437 5.1 29
Education: Bachelor's degree or higher 963,147 60,378 6.3 12 868,945 90.2 10 20,802 2.2 27 73,963 7.7 50 27,500 2.9 35
Race: White only 4,765,247 531,161 11.1 15 3,504,303 73.5 21 593,643 12.5 13 758,670 15.9 13 159,311 3.3 29
Race: Black only 652,369 136,393 20.9 29 324,881 49.8 31 161,568 24.8 24 75,671 11.6 15 12,838 2 29
Race: Other 197,394 39,392 20 25 117,267 59.4 26 34,108 17.3 20 14,313 7.3 22 6,646 3.4 26
Marital Status: Married 2,334,236 197,516 8.5 14 1,875,391 80.3 21 144,179 6.2 13 439,870 18.8 18 118,035 5.1 28
Marital Status: Widowed 286,127 17,561 6.1 30 165,563 57.9 16 24,894 8.7 30 231,051 80.8 13 13,735 4.8 16
Marital Status: Divorced 534,404 103,995 19.5 19 319,181 59.7 30 81,021 15.2 7 102,313 19.1 8 6,299 1.2 46
Marital Status: Separated 81,064 30,348 37.4 25 40,272 49.7 16 9,282 11.5 17 3,384 4.2 25 0 0 18
Marital Status: Never married 2,379,179 357,526 15 17 1,546,044 65 26 529,943 22.3 20 72,036 3 19 40,726 1.7 37
Sex: Male 2,705,430 371,789 13.7 19 1,890,550 69.9 26 330,668 12.2 21 364,705 13.5 15 94,854 3.5 33
Sex: Female 2,909,580 335,157 11.5 20 2,055,901 70.7 26 458,651 15.8 14 483,949 16.6 13 83,941 2.9 33
Age: Under 15 1,157,037 99,746 8.6 29 783,357 67.7 25 338,667 29.3 25 12,415 1.1 10 15,257 1.3 44
Age: 15 to 24 years 740,838 153,244 20.7 20 467,496 63.1 29 135,672 18.3 12 2,197 0.3 41 17,194 2.3 33
Age: 25 to 34 years 770,838 175,425 22.8 24 522,124 67.7 26 85,877 11.1 9 19,950 2.6 3 2,836 0.4 51
Age: 35 to 44 years 806,814 103,959 12.9 13 602,850 74.7 26 87,953 10.9 6 32,835 4.1 4 19,581 2.4 29
Age: 45 to 54 years 811,903 105,636 13 20 631,708 77.8 30 43,353 5.3 29 31,297 3.9 23 32,585 4 21
Age: 55 to 64 years 612,889 67,375 11 23 487,066 79.5 14 47,287 7.7 15 56,677 9.2 18 23,845 3.9 43
Age: 65 plus 714,691 1,561 0.2 13 451,850 63.2 23 50,510 7.1 32 693,283 97 14 67,497 9.4 16
Class of worker: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 2,676,594 232,966 8.7 17 1,677,709 62.7 23 614,822 23 18 732,760 27.4 14 106,472 4 35
Class of worker: Private 2,206,043 350,233 15.9 17 1,707,035 77.4 17 142,287 6.4 12 51,657 2.3 43 44,233 2 31
Class of worker: Government 390,828 50,048 12.8 48 327,930 83.9 48 16,228 4.2 6 30,574 7.8 1 9,602 2.5 40
Class of worker: Self-employed 322,917 70,844 21.9 20 220,410 68.3 29 10,482 3.2 20 32,245 10 16 13,853 4.3 10
Union membership: Not in universe or children and Armed Forces 4,932,337 607,649 12.3 18 3,407,750 69.1 26 738,499 15 19 823,396 16.7 14 171,313 3.5 31
Union membership: Union member 76,421 5,602 7.3 13 69,921 91.5 13 898 1.2 12 2,992 3.9 4 0 0 13
Union membership: Not Union member 606,252 93,695 15.5 22 468,780 77.3 33 49,922 8.2 5 22,266 3.7 11 7,482 1.2 39
Industry: Not in universe, or children 2,689,126 235,821 8.8 16 1,684,980 62.7 23 618,904 23 18 732,760 27.2 16 109,689 4.1 32
Industry: Construction 212,925 55,567 26.1 11 141,966 66.7 16 16,678 7.8 3 0 0 38 2,774 1.3 22
Industry: Manufacturing 374,851 40,636 10.8 14 310,047 82.7 24 25,300 6.7 5 9,572 2.6 13 7,378 2 21
Industry: Wholesale and Retail Trade 493,483 65,684 13.3 6 385,826 78.2 14 34,232 6.9 9 15,389 3.1 41 7,726 1.6 39
Industry: Transportation and Utilities 152,825 29,495 19.3 23 111,767 73.1 32 5,542 3.6 13 4,582 3 14 10,414 6.8 6
Industry: Information 58,922 2,795 4.7 2 55,212 93.7 1 0 0 19 3,203 5.4 5 0 0 16
Industry: Financial activities 209,277 22,502 10.8 21 171,702 82 29 7,200 3.4 11 11,947 5.7 11 12,413 5.9 7
Industry: Professional and business services 245,444 36,772 15 11 200,282 81.6 4 11,464 4.7 22 9,279 3.8 25 3,264 1.3 39
Industry: Educational and health services 623,425 86,500 13.9 44 506,851 81.3 46 34,600 5.5 6 22,071 3.5 23 10,837 1.7 36
Industry: Leisure and hospitality 235,154 66,948 28.5 16 143,727 61.1 20 21,080 9 16 11,671 5 5 2,938 1.2 32
Industry: Other services 137,650 40,200 29.2 27 84,060 61.1 27 7,974 5.8 15 2,446 1.8 33 4,100 3 15
Industry: Public Administration 121,884 18,763 15.4 34 101,988 83.7 33 4,611 3.8 7 10,719 8.8 1 5,112 4.2 23
Occupation: Not in universe or children 2,689,126 235,821 8.8 16 1,684,980 62.7 23 618,904 23 18 732,760 27.2 16 109,689 4.1 32
Occupation: Management, business, and financial occupations 406,046 44,754 11 39 340,396 83.8 43 8,773 2.2 19 32,896 8.1 8 8,690 2.1 27
Occupation: Professional and related occupations 529,744 40,581 7.7 19 480,664 90.7 15 10,138 1.9 25 8,487 1.6 43 8,780 1.7 37
Occupation: Service occupations 475,354 132,208 27.8 28 292,644 61.6 29 53,591 11.3 9 31,800 6.7 4 3,349 0.7 47
Occupation: Sales and related occupations 378,663 52,183 13.8 9 293,996 77.6 16 25,161 6.6 13 7,229 1.9 41 10,754 2.8 22
Occupation: Office and administrative support occupations 431,978 52,969 12.3 24 354,163 82 29 23,961 5.5 12 14,116 3.3 29 17,836 4.1 14
Occupation: Construction and extraction occupations 169,039 51,380 30.4 12 102,399 60.6 17 16,546 9.8 2 1,454 0.9 29 2,774 1.6 15
Occupation: Installation, maintenance, and repair occupations 117,239 28,292 24.1 27 87,631 74.7 24 1,418 1.2 24 3,291 2.8 7 1,418 1.2 24
Occupation: Production occupations 224,123 34,739 15.5 9 173,050 77.2 18 16,257 7.3 7 3,842 1.7 26 4,141 1.8 15
Occupation: Transportation and material moving occupations 185,001 29,867 16.1 4 133,717 72.3 15 11,102 6 14 12,779 6.9 5 11,364 6.1 3
Firm size: Not in universe 2,590,317 237,088 9.2 14 1,608,188 62.1 23 599,924 23.2 21 707,237 27.3 18 108,523 4.2 29
Firm size: Under 10 employees 632,251 164,525 26 22 391,567 61.9 29 44,057 7 11 43,752 6.9 36 25,330 4 15
Firm size: 10-24 employees 271,866 56,117 20.6 14 198,213 72.9 14 9,192 3.4 32 15,762 5.8 13 5,802 2.1 23
Firm size: 25-99 employees 375,207 66,606 17.8 28 278,451 74.2 36 29,490 7.9 5 13,641 3.6 24 12,085 3.2 18
Firm size: 100-499 employees 356,888 42,911 12 23 286,057 80.2 35 29,278 8.2 5 15,366 4.3 12 2,479 0.7 47
Firm size: 500-999 employees 132,688 13,385 10.1 14 110,577 83.3 23 14,677 11.1 1 11,639 8.8 2 0 0 32
Firm size: 1000+ employees 1,255,793 126,314 10.1 25 1,073,398 85.5 19 62,701 5 13 41,257 3.3 11 24,576 2 46